Greenwich QB Matt Marzulla carries the ball, during high school football action against Central in Bridgeport, Conn. on Friday November 1, 2013. Trying to reach Marzulla for the tackle is Central's Brandon Jackson.

Greenwich QB Matt Marzulla carries the ball, during high school football action against Central in Bridgeport, Conn. on Friday November 1, 2013. Trying to reach Marzulla for the tackle is Central's Brandon

Greenwich QB Matt Marzulla on the sidelines, during high school football action against Central in Bridgeport, Conn. on Friday November 1, 2013. Trying to reach Marzulla for the tackle is Central's Brandon Jackson. less

Greenwich QB Matt Marzulla on the sidelines, during high school football action against Central in Bridgeport, Conn. on Friday November 1, 2013. Trying to reach Marzulla for the tackle is Central's Brandon ... more

BRIDGEPORT -- The opposing end zone has been like a second home for the Greenwich High School football team the past five weeks.

The Cardinals remained red-hot offensively Friday night, once again making frequent trips to their favorite destination -- the end zone.

Greenwich surpassed more than 40 points in its fifth consecutive game and moved two games over .500 for the first time this season, defeating Bridgeport Central, 61-24, at Kennedy Stadium.

Junior running back Austin Longi, who had a hand in five of Greenwich's six touchdowns in its 42-7 win over Fairfield Warde last week, was superb again, rushing for 89 yards and three touchdowns on just eight carries. The speedster also returned a kickoff 73 yards for a score.

Running back Tommy Rappa gained 106 yards on 14 attempts for the Cardinals, who soared to a 35-18 halftime lead.

"Our offense is playing great right now," said GHS coach Rich Albonizio, whose Cardinals improved to 5-3. "Austin -- every time he touches the ball he can get to the end zone."

"He's a warrior," Hilltoppers coach Brian Gordon said of Morris. "He brings it every play. "We gave a good effort, but there are no moral victories in football. We still have to do a better job of executing and preparing for each game both physically and mentally."

The Cardinals scored touchdowns on their first five possessions en route to opening a 17-point halftime advantage. Junior defensive back Ryan Pasquali set up the Cardinals' first score, intercepting Morris on Central's second play from scrimmage, setting GHS up at the 23-yard line. Three plays later, senior Joey Fedorko ran it in from nine yards out and senior Peter Heerdt kicked the extra point, giving Greenwich a 7-0 lead. Longi's 24-yard run on his first carry of the game gave the visitors a 14-0 edge at the 7:22 mark of the first quarter and Rappa's 2-yard run put the Hilltoppers in a 21-0 hole with 3:15 left.

"Our offense is really playing well in all aspects," Longi said. "Everything is clicking and it feels good to see that."

Central (0-8) had a couple of bright spots in the game. Morris threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to wideout Dominque Hancock and Quinten Jones threw a 60-yard scoring strike to receiver Keyshawn Thomas off a halfback option in the first half. Yet Central had trouble all night stopping the Cardinals running attack, which churned out almost 300 yards.

"They dominated us up front," Gordon said. "It all starts up front on both sides of the ball and they really wore us down."

Junior quarterback Matt Marzulla turned in another solid performance, completing 9 of 12 passes for 82 yards, while adding a 3-yard touchdown run for the Cardinals before giving way to freshman Frank Alfano in the fourth quarter.

The Cardinals offense was pretty sharp once again despite their offensive line being a bit banged up. Center Vinny Murphy missed the game with an injury, so senior Justin Gaccione moved to center, but he was also banged up.

"We had three sophomores on the line, but we did a good job up-front," Albonizio said.

Longi had a 73-yard kickoff return in the opening half and added two scoring runs in the second half for the Cards, whose defense stepped up the final two quarters.

Sophomore Jack Weigold intercepted a Morris pass and returned it 38 yards to the end zone and safety Stephen Lewis picked off two passes for the victors.

"They have a good quarterback who is really fast and can run the ball well, so we were focusing on him," GHS senior defensive end Jack Harrington said. "That opened up the pass for them a little bit. We had a couple of mental mistakes, but we settled down and played pretty well."